Waverly Novels: Highland widow. Two drovers, etcA. and C. Black, 1851 |
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... soldiers who ventured to dispute the spoil with him , partly in some small pieces of money , and partly in dry blows with the reverse of his lance . The well - natured knight soon after returned to his own castle , and being a man of an ...
... soldiers who ventured to dispute the spoil with him , partly in some small pieces of money , and partly in dry blows with the reverse of his lance . The well - natured knight soon after returned to his own castle , and being a man of an ...
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... soldier , clear of the gardens of the philosopher , sped back as he might to the barrack - judging that it was full time to carry some supply to Count Robert , who had been left without food the whole day . It is a common popular saying ...
... soldier , clear of the gardens of the philosopher , sped back as he might to the barrack - judging that it was full time to carry some supply to Count Robert , who had been left without food the whole day . It is a common popular saying ...
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... soldier , and might expect , if not the ostentatious , at least the needful part of hospitality . " " And methinks , " replied the Varangian , " O most Christian Count , that such of your high rank as , by choice or fate , become the ...
... soldier , and might expect , if not the ostentatious , at least the needful part of hospitality . " " And methinks , " replied the Varangian , " O most Christian Count , that such of your high rank as , by choice or fate , become the ...
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... soldier brought me indications which corresponded with my own private remarks , made on purpose . Varangian he shall be of Varangians ; Acolyte he shall be named , in place of the present traitor ; and who knows what may come thereafter ...
... soldier brought me indications which corresponded with my own private remarks , made on purpose . Varangian he shall be of Varangians ; Acolyte he shall be named , in place of the present traitor ; and who knows what may come thereafter ...
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... — " but — when that trumpet sounds , it is no time for a soldier to punish insolence as it deserves . " The Greek started back and bolted into his house , nearly overthrowing in the speed of his re- 48 COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS .
... — " but — when that trumpet sounds , it is no time for a soldier to punish insolence as it deserves . " The Greek started back and bolted into his house , nearly overthrowing in the speed of his re- 48 COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS .
Términos y frases comunes
abbot Achilles Tatius Agelastes alarm Alexius Comnenus ancient Anna Comnena answered appearance archer arms Aymer de Valence Bertha Bertram Blacquernal Bohemond Brenhilda Cæsar called CASTLE DANGEROUS Castle of Douglas combat command Constantinople Count of Paris Count Robert Countess crusaders danger daughter death degree Dickson Douban Douglas Castle Douglasses duty Emperor English knight eyes Fabian faithful father favour fear garrison Godfrey governor Greek Greek fire guard hand hath heard Heaven Hereward honour horse Immortal Guards Imperial John de Walton lady lance look Lord Lord of Douglas matter ment methinks minstrel Nicephorus Briennius noble occasion pass Patriarch person present Prince Tancred Princess purpose rendered replied respect Robert of Paris Saint Bride Saxon Scottish seemed Sir Aymer Sir John Sir Knight soldier supposed thaim thee thine thou art tion traitor trust Ursel Varangian Varangian guard voice word XLVII young knight youth
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Página 363 - Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain.
Página 124 - And ye shall be betrayed, both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends ; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Página 363 - Each spake words of high disdain And insult to his heart's best brother: They parted— ne'er to meet again! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining— They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between;— But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, 425 The marks of that which once hath been.
Página 167 - Not only the bold Demetrius and his pupil Lascaris, but all the crowd whom they influenced, fled manfully when the commodore of the Greeks fired the first discharge ; and as the other vessels in the squadron followed his example, the heavens were filled with the unusual and outrageous noise, while the smoke was so thick as to darken the very air.